Maxim for the day – June 22
Of these three degrees it is well to persevere in the second, because the Lord will grant the third in His own good time. – St Philip Neri, Apostle of Rome Continue reading Maxim for the day – June 22
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Maxim for the day – June 21
The third degree may be called the angelic life; this is the life which they come to, who, having been exercised for a long time in the taming of their own passions, receive from God a quiet, tranquil, and almost angelic life, even in this world, feeling no trouble or repugnance in anything. – St Philip Neri, Apostle of Rome Continue reading Maxim for the day – June 21
Maxim for the day – June 20
The second degree may be called the human life; this is the life of those who do not experience any sensible sweetness, but by the help of virtue combat their own passions. – St Philip Neri, Apostle of Rome Continue reading Maxim for the day – June 20
Maxim for the day – June 19
In the spiritual life there are three degrees: the first may be called the animal life; this is the life of those who run after sensible devotion, which God generally gives to beginners, to allure them onwards by that sweetness to the spiritual life, just as an animal is drawn on by a sensible object. – St Philip Neri, Apostle of Rome Continue reading Maxim for the day – June 19
Maxim for the day – June 18
For young men to make sure of persevering, it is absolutely necessary that they should avoid wicked companions, and be familiar with good ones. – St Philip Neri, Apostle of Rome Continue reading Maxim for the day – June 18
Maxim for the day – June 17
When a person who has been living a spiritual life for a long time falls into a serious fault, there is no better way of raising him up again than by exhorting him to manifest his fall to any pious friend with whom he has a particular intimacy: and God will reconduct him to his first estate for the sake of his humility. – St Philip Neri, Apostle of Rome Continue reading Maxim for the day – June 17
Maxim for the day – May 27
The Holy Spirit is the master of prayer, and causes us to abide in continual peace and cheerfulness, which is a foretaste of Paradise. – St Philip Neri, Apostle of Rome Continue reading Maxim for the day – May 27
Maxim for the day – May 26
Let us strive after purity of heart, for the Holy Spirit dwells in candid and simple minds. – St Philip Neri, Apostle of Rome Continue reading Maxim for the day – May 26
Four prayers to St Philip: prayer 2 – Bl. John Henry Newman
O my dear and holy Patron, Philip, I put myself into thy hands, and for the love of Jesus, for that love’s sake, which chose thee and made thee a saint, I implore thee to pray for me, that, as He has brought thee to heaven, so in due time He may take me to heaven also. And I ask of thee especially to gain for me to a true devotion such as thou hadst to the Holy Ghost, the Third Person in the Ever-blessed Trinity; that, as He at Pentecost so miraculously filled thy heart with his grace, I … Continue reading Four prayers to St Philip: prayer 2 – Bl. John Henry Newman
Invocation to St Philip Neri, Confessor
Lowly Saint Philip, make intercession to the immaculate Virgin Mother of God. Húmilis sancte Philíppe, deprecáre immaculátumVírginem ac Dei Genitrícem pro me. from “The Raccolta“ An indulgence of 100 days. A plenary indulgence on the usual conditions, if this invocation is repeated every day for a month. (S. P. Ap., April 7, 1921). (Whilst the laws on Indulgences have been reformed by the Holy See, this is the original indulgence as published in “The Raccolta” thus showing the worth that was placed upon these practices. We may hope that the indulgences be kept.) Continue reading Invocation to St Philip Neri, Confessor
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